Hiring A Character Modeller/Rigger WHAT IS FAIR COMPENSATION?

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Just a general question to feel you all out. In the new year I will be requiring the services of someone who can model, texture and rig a single character which I would then animate. It is for a paid project for my company and you would be compensated fairly. (Of course payment would be negotiated up front - I NEVER expect anyone to work for ‘exposure’ or ‘deferred payment’ as I have been in that boat before.) This would have to be done in Blender, as that is the only software I use.

I would do it myself, but my modelling and texturing abilities are not up to par for this project, and I have never been able to rig a character’s mouth well.

So I am just curious if anyone is interested and what they would charge for something like this. At this point, don’t be afraid to give me a REAL number of what you value such work at, because I really want to know what this would cost me.

Thanks!

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Here (Germany) 3D freelancers are about 250 - 450 Euros per day + 19% VAT.

Modelling, texturing and rigging a character could take anything from a day to two weeks depending on its complexity and quality as well as the artists skills.

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It depends, first you’ll want to check the person’s portfolio and see what standard they’re at. However a general artist wage would range between 20-40 Euros and hour.

As mentioned, it also depends on the complexity of the project you want to pay someone for.